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maureen: right. charlie: do they give you helpful advice to understand why donald trump is the way he is and why hillary clinton is the way she is? maureen: yes, because with hillary, it's sort of a nixonan paranoia. with trump, he lacks empathy, so he doesn't understand why he can heckle people and insult them and they get mad at him and then when they do something to him, he doesn't understand. for instance, he didn't understand why the bushes wouldn't come to his convention. he was really hurt, but he doesn't understand he eviscerated them, both of them, w., because he said, w, right. charlie: he can't understand why they wouldn't want to come to his convention. maureen: he is mystified. charlie: you have known him for two decades, had the phone relationship with him. maureen: i have seen him a lot. charlie: has the person you have known over the years the same person that you see campaigning today? maureen: in one sense, the same and in one sense opposite because when we went on the 199 foray, th
maureen: right. charlie: do they give you helpful advice to understand why donald trump is the way he is and why hillary clinton is the way she is? maureen: yes, because with hillary, it's sort of a nixonan paranoia. with trump, he lacks empathy, so he doesn't understand why he can heckle people and insult them and they get mad at him and then when they do something to him, he doesn't understand. for instance, he didn't understand why the bushes wouldn't come to his convention. he was really...
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maureen: thank you, charlie. charlie: so this is the easiest way to make a buck i know. put your columns together and there it is. it's not that easy, is it? maureen: some of them are my columns and new material, in a tom sawyer move, i forced my brothers and sisters to write original essays. but also, i have a really long essay on my 30 years with the bush fall and i have all of my letters from papi bush, not all of them, i used snippets of them and how he was able to maintain what he calls a love hate relationship all through the six or seven years i was writing critical columns about his son. charlie: what do you call it, love, hate, or something else? maureen: i never feel love or hate for politicians, i try and save those emotions for my ex-boyfriends or boyfriends. charlie: or future boyfriends for goodness sake. maureen: that's not how i think of politicians. but, you know, he represents the lost world of bipartisanship and civility -- charlie: decency. maureen: the letters are really f
maureen: thank you, charlie. charlie: so this is the easiest way to make a buck i know. put your columns together and there it is. it's not that easy, is it? maureen: some of them are my columns and new material, in a tom sawyer move, i forced my brothers and sisters to write original essays. but also, i have a really long essay on my 30 years with the bush fall and i have all of my letters from papi bush, not all of them, i used snippets of them and how he was able to maintain what he calls a...
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super fun. >> maureen: so funny. we will be back after this. >> closed captioning on wbtv news is sponsored by subaru concord. wendy hates dirty lawn furniture. that's why she uses scotts outdoor cleaner plus oxi-clean. it cleans all of wendy's lawn furniture without damaging any of wendy's lawn. scotts. it's good out here. >> eric: here you go, maureen. this is not a countdown to a launch. 80s, 70s, 60s, 50s and >> maureen: we'll take >>> ooh! an awkward landing. but a sunset kiss. i'm billy bush. taylor and calvin share their world. >>> kerry washington explains why she remains fiercely private. sharing some of it? >>> and ben and jen share just enough about their breakup. >> i think so many people just adore you, jennifer. >> i know it's been kind of a challenging year, obviously. >> they have been on the brink before, tori and dean. stronger than ever. and are more kids in their future? officially no more kids? >> yeah. >> oh, tori? >> you said officially. >> you didn't see her face. >>> lights, camera, access. >
super fun. >> maureen: so funny. we will be back after this. >> closed captioning on wbtv news is sponsored by subaru concord. wendy hates dirty lawn furniture. that's why she uses scotts outdoor cleaner plus oxi-clean. it cleans all of wendy's lawn furniture without damaging any of wendy's lawn. scotts. it's good out here. >> eric: here you go, maureen. this is not a countdown to a launch. 80s, 70s, 60s, 50s and >> maureen: we'll take >>> ooh! an awkward...
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>> maureen: thank you. you can stay up-to-date by downloading the wbtv weather app. it is free for your smartphone. charlotte mecklenburg police are warning women about what they call a growing crime. detectives say thieves are targeting women who leave their purses unuh end tended -- unattended while shopping. one thief distracts the woman while the other takes cards from her purse. the cards are used to buy gift cards. the thieves turn around and sell them on social media. charlotte police warn that this is happening in local restaurants and stores. >> maureen: right now on "primetime" parents are assignment. paul bail looy is hosting this forum at the caramel church toen curling people to fill out surveys on student assignment and to hear their concerns. next week the school board will vote on the goals of the student assignment. one goal is to create more diverse schools. mecklenburg county health officials confirm that there is a case of mumps here. we also learned that it is related to the confirmed c
>> maureen: thank you. you can stay up-to-date by downloading the wbtv weather app. it is free for your smartphone. charlotte mecklenburg police are warning women about what they call a growing crime. detectives say thieves are targeting women who leave their purses unuh end tended -- unattended while shopping. one thief distracts the woman while the other takes cards from her purse. the cards are used to buy gift cards. the thieves turn around and sell them on social media. charlotte...
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. >> maureen: he was facing 14 years if convicted, but he was found not guilty on all counts. >> maureen: sky 3 was over a pond in charlotte. cmpd dive team members helped authorities in the search involving a mount holly homicide. authorities did not say what they were looking for, but we know it was not a person or weapon in that case. >> maureen: gadsen county has had their hands full. there are 12 open positions and they are investigating two homicides this week. they started an investigation on a homicide that took place during a house party in mount holly. two days later detectives started another homicide investigation in a triple both are on going cases. an arrest has been made in the triple homic shooting jeffrey gillian and stephanie sanchez and her husband at the time. crystal florez spoke to authorities about the case load with less help. >> it is very taxing. >> reporter: typically one homicide investigation is a lot to handle for the detectives in the police department. but this week everyone has had to pull double duty. >> it has been extremely busy with two homicides. >>
. >> maureen: he was facing 14 years if convicted, but he was found not guilty on all counts. >> maureen: sky 3 was over a pond in charlotte. cmpd dive team members helped authorities in the search involving a mount holly homicide. authorities did not say what they were looking for, but we know it was not a person or weapon in that case. >> maureen: gadsen county has had their hands full. there are 12 open positions and they are investigating two homicides this week. they...
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maureen, that's the way it looks. now back to you. >> maureen: [inaudible] it came with a number of hash tags including # somewhere, # country, # farm. what a beautiful picture. post your picture on instagram and use this hash tag, wbtv and me. that's how we'll find your pictures and follow us wbtv under score news. >> maureen: time for a look at what is trending and these are the three most popular stories on wbtv social media sites today. a family of six found dead last might. authorities say the killer was carbon ma knock side poison -- monoxide poisoning. deputies found them after a welfare check and they found a generator running in the home. the area where the family lived lost power on friday and a receipt shows the dad bought the generator that night. it is not known if the home had carbon monoxide detectors. mar -- >> maureen: police say a man was traveling from california on business and it is not the first time he has been involved in a case like this. airport officials say he has been seen walking outside
maureen, that's the way it looks. now back to you. >> maureen: [inaudible] it came with a number of hash tags including # somewhere, # country, # farm. what a beautiful picture. post your picture on instagram and use this hash tag, wbtv and me. that's how we'll find your pictures and follow us wbtv under score news. >> maureen: time for a look at what is trending and these are the three most popular stories on wbtv social media sites today. a family of six found dead last might....
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maureen? maureen: thank you. the 1982 assassination attempt on president reagan forever changed the life of press secretary james brady. brady went on to spend 30 years fighting to restrict access to guns in the united states. his death last august was ruled a homicide because of the injuries sustained from that shooting. but prosecutors decided not to pursue new charges against hinckley. they cited the previous ruling on hinckley's sanity. new developments in the august 2013 shooting death of an unarmed man during a stand-off with fairfax county police. the commonwealth attorney says he will convene a special grand jury. it will decide whether officer adam torres should face criminal charges. torres shot and killed john geer during a stand-off at geer's home in springfield. yesterday, fairfax county agreed to pay geer's family almost $3 million to settle a civil lawsuit. long time congressman john conyers is citing the death of a baltimore man in his push to end racial profiling. >> that boy broke! maureen: fred
maureen? maureen: thank you. the 1982 assassination attempt on president reagan forever changed the life of press secretary james brady. brady went on to spend 30 years fighting to restrict access to guns in the united states. his death last august was ruled a homicide because of the injuries sustained from that shooting. but prosecutors decided not to pursue new charges against hinckley. they cited the previous ruling on hinckley's sanity. new developments in the august 2013 shooting death of...
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maureen, back to you. >> maureen: charlotte is known as the second biggest baning city in america. there is one known financial institution in our city that has thrived for more than seven decade u.s. and may not know about it. in tonight's black history a business that turned into a beacon of hope. >> in a town where bank to you you -- towers reach for the sky one institution thrives under the radar jie. we are walking through the doors our ancestors opened for us. >> she is the president of the first legacy credit union and one of the so-called ancestor is eugene brigsby. >> we would bring a ledger home from school and it would have an adding machine. >> she lives in the home she grew up, and where the credit union was birthed in 1941. the dining room table was part of the office and that's where her father spent many hours after coming home from work. he was the full time principal of the old high school. they had the foresight to create the institution for the community. >> reporter: the main office located on beatysforth road. long-time customers like larry medical ton embrace
maureen, back to you. >> maureen: charlotte is known as the second biggest baning city in america. there is one known financial institution in our city that has thrived for more than seven decade u.s. and may not know about it. in tonight's black history a business that turned into a beacon of hope. >> in a town where bank to you you -- towers reach for the sky one institution thrives under the radar jie. we are walking through the doors our ancestors opened for us. >> she is...
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maureen: thank you. the same weather system is blamed for the catastrophic damage to the south where two dozen people have been killed after a weekend that saw 30 tornadoes across the south. near albany, georgia, a resident said it looked like a nuclear bomb had been detonated. entire neighborhoods were born assistance in hardest hit areas. the weather team can warn about the severe weather headed our way. go to wjla.com/text. to sign up for alerts to be sent to your phone. >> now no the white house where president trump is making wavers on the first business day of the -- waves on the fist business day of the presidency. he issued three executive orders and multiple high level meetings he has had. q: trump kicked off the first full week at the white house with ambitious agenda. president donald trump began with the business leaders promising to cut business taxes and the >> we can cut regulations by 57%. q: he withdrew with the t.p.p. keeping the campaign partner. >> great thing for the worker what we d
maureen: thank you. the same weather system is blamed for the catastrophic damage to the south where two dozen people have been killed after a weekend that saw 30 tornadoes across the south. near albany, georgia, a resident said it looked like a nuclear bomb had been detonated. entire neighborhoods were born assistance in hardest hit areas. the weather team can warn about the severe weather headed our way. go to wjla.com/text. to sign up for alerts to be sent to your phone. >> now no the...
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maureen? maureen: a firefighter suffered severe burns to his hands battling an apartment fire in temple hills. the fire broke out about 12:30 this afternoon in the building on st. barnabus road. the smoke, flames, and the water damaged eight apartments. firefighters managed to save a there is no word on a cause. an arrest tonight in a fire in 2012 that forced 21 people to jump from second and third floor windows to escape the fire in december. four-alarm fire in december of 2012 ripped through a drift store and an apartment building in cambridge. two firefighters were hurt. two dozen people lost their homes. prosecutors say clanton intentionally set the fire. he is now charged with arson and assault. leon: fairfax county firefighter is suing the department claiming sexual harassment. hernandez says she was harassedded for years and repeatedly transferred without cause. the federal civil rights lawsuit alleges a lack of accountability within the department. neither the department nor the county
maureen? maureen: a firefighter suffered severe burns to his hands battling an apartment fire in temple hills. the fire broke out about 12:30 this afternoon in the building on st. barnabus road. the smoke, flames, and the water damaged eight apartments. firefighters managed to save a there is no word on a cause. an arrest tonight in a fire in 2012 that forced 21 people to jump from second and third floor windows to escape the fire in december. four-alarm fire in december of 2012 ripped through...
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> hi, maureen. i just wanted to tell you what retirement is really like. it's hard. here is to you, mo. jonathan: it looks like day drinking is something you can do. get up at noon, day drink and do whatever you like. maureen: i wish i had a for you. erin: before we get to sports i want to thank you for everything you have done. as to woman in the business i knew who you were before i came to d.c. maureen: thank you, erin. erin: you have blazed a trail for us and it's an honor for me to be part of the final newscast on abc7. we will really miss you. maureen: i'm glad you are here. erin: thank you. maureen: thank you for great work you are doing and will do. erin: we'll have to stay in touch. meanwhile, the wizards are trying to make it 15 straight at home. when was the last time they did that? the answer when we come back. >>> i want to win. our team has put a lot into it. we want something to show for it. erin: that was tom brady in houston earlier today. the patriots quarterback is looking for his
> hi, maureen. i just wanted to tell you what retirement is really like. it's hard. here is to you, mo. jonathan: it looks like day drinking is something you can do. get up at noon, day drink and do whatever you like. maureen: i wish i had a for you. erin: before we get to sports i want to thank you for everything you have done. as to woman in the business i knew who you were before i came to d.c. maureen: thank you, erin. erin: you have blazed a trail for us and it's an honor for me to be...
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maureen: thank you. as she mentioned the cost of completely renovating the bridge would be as much as $244 million. that is ten times the amount budgeted for the national park services budget for such projects in the d.c. area. that would require two to four years of construction. new details emerging about the moment shots rang out in yesterday morning's rush. the shooting killed one man and injured another. today the son of a surviving victim said the father survived because he reclinedded his car seat to duck for cover. his brother-in-law pedro alvarado was driving and killed almost instantly. >> it was a mistake. suspect got the wrong car and confusedded them with someone else. >> police asked anyone who witnessed the shooting to call them. pedro alvarado leaves behind a wife and three children. the d.c. police released the names of two men arrested after a chase and officer involved shooting yesterday. police say malek biedlemann and david smith fled the scene of a robbery. the two were arrested fol
maureen: thank you. as she mentioned the cost of completely renovating the bridge would be as much as $244 million. that is ten times the amount budgeted for the national park services budget for such projects in the d.c. area. that would require two to four years of construction. new details emerging about the moment shots rang out in yesterday morning's rush. the shooting killed one man and injured another. today the son of a surviving victim said the father survived because he reclinedded...
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maureen and tim? maureen: certainly have. we welcome it. question -- tim: that's not hockey weather. maureen: no, it isn't. what's going on? how long does the hockey season last? tim: as long as the caps keep winning. this could take them into june. caps gear up and hit the road to meet the rangers. the orioles played a matinee to an empty house in baltimore. and the players, they didn't change their act atwó tim: charm city took another surreal turn under the sunshine and blue skies over camden yards this afternoon. the orioles scored six runs in the first inning and beat the white sox in an empty stadium. now, the os fans gathered at the gates and listened on the radio while inside there were only empty seats. and the silence was deafening. in the first inning chris davis with two on one out he comes to the plate, no fans and says get up. get out. the sun was bright. the ball was light and it was gone. it was 6-0 after one. the birds go on to beat the sox 8-2. >> sometimes we kind of take for granted the presence that fans give us and th
maureen and tim? maureen: certainly have. we welcome it. question -- tim: that's not hockey weather. maureen: no, it isn't. what's going on? how long does the hockey season last? tim: as long as the caps keep winning. this could take them into june. caps gear up and hit the road to meet the rangers. the orioles played a matinee to an empty house in baltimore. and the players, they didn't change their act atwó tim: charm city took another surreal turn under the sunshine and blue skies over...
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maureen: thank you. as police narrow the focus on the prime suspect, many people are curious about his life story. which includes a troubling criminal record. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis continues the team coverage as we learn just who is lloyd lee welch. kevin: there is no denying the composite sketch of the lang-haired man last seen with the lyon sisters looks eerily similar to 18-year-old lloyd lee welch jr. >> the investigation continues. kevin: today, top investigators in the 240-year-old case made it clear -- in the 40-year-old case made it clear that is no coincidence as he kidnapped the girls and later killed them. now 58 welch jr. lives at a delaware prison serving time for sexually assaulting a young girl in the 1990's he is scheduled to walk free come 2026. but following today's indictment that could all change. the indictment the first formal step of extraditing welch jr. to bedford county virginia, where prosecutors are building a double murder case. in his late teens lloyd lee we
maureen: thank you. as police narrow the focus on the prime suspect, many people are curious about his life story. which includes a troubling criminal record. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis continues the team coverage as we learn just who is lloyd lee welch. kevin: there is no denying the composite sketch of the lang-haired man last seen with the lyon sisters looks eerily similar to 18-year-old lloyd lee welch jr. >> the investigation continues. kevin: today, top investigators in...
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maureen? maureen: the historic storm over the weekend is likely to bring with it expensive clean-up. "7 on your side" government watchdog chris papst looked into what the cost might be. chris, can you tell us what you found? chris: there is good news and bad news here. the good news is we have had a mild winter so the area and the local snow budgets are pretty full. but the bad news we had a storm that could defleet all of that -- deplete all of that. we won't know for a few weeks how much the blizzard of 2015 will cost. receipts and time cards need to be calculated, the truck hours, gas and salt need to be added up. as we wait to see how much damage is done. we can see how much that cost taxpayers that didn't have 30 inches or more. the maryland state highway budget for snow removal is $56 million. but in 2010 the snow spent $125 million on the snow removal. vdot snow budget for northern virginia is $70 million. but in 2014, taxpayers spent more than double that. $152 million for the season.
maureen? maureen: the historic storm over the weekend is likely to bring with it expensive clean-up. "7 on your side" government watchdog chris papst looked into what the cost might be. chris, can you tell us what you found? chris: there is good news and bad news here. the good news is we have had a mild winter so the area and the local snow budgets are pretty full. but the bad news we had a storm that could defleet all of that -- deplete all of that. we won't know for a few weeks how...
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maureen: thank you. new at 6:00, we get a moment when they arrested a student. it shows deputies with the weapons drawn arresting the culpeper student. the parents rushed to the school after the press called at it lockdown. the sheriff's office said the students reported seeing the teen gun on board a bus and told them he intended to shoot people. it was a pellet gun. no one was hurt. the police say they captured the man behind a series of sexual assaults in the courthouse area. 19-year-old melvin bonilla facing charges of the attacks. he is suspected in at least one more. in each case a man attacked a woman late at night as she walked alone. nine women have been attacked ad in arlington since july. two disturbing cases of sexual assaults at hotel in manassas. twice this week the man sneaked in the hotel rooms at the win damn garden he -- wyndam garden hotel. and in each case the victim was a teenager visiting the u.s. in a school trip from south carolina. the -- from south korea. there is no evidence of
maureen: thank you. new at 6:00, we get a moment when they arrested a student. it shows deputies with the weapons drawn arresting the culpeper student. the parents rushed to the school after the press called at it lockdown. the sheriff's office said the students reported seeing the teen gun on board a bus and told them he intended to shoot people. it was a pellet gun. no one was hurt. the police say they captured the man behind a series of sexual assaults in the courthouse area. 19-year-old...
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>> maureen: eric. >> eric: here we go, maureen. the rain is moving through and it is already now down to the corridor. what do we have left? just some sprinkles here and there and then the patchy light know up across the high country. we'll get to that. moderate rain is moving through lancaster county and chesterfield. this is part of the viewing area. you can see the heavy access moving down to i-95. into the high country we go. the power doppler radar is still scanning some of the patchy snow working across bristol. it will move eastbound and make its way back to the high country. they could see another inch up that way. it looks like things are under control and tapering off. that's what it looks like through overnight. then as we take you for a tour around the rest of the wbtv life temperatures. we are still in the low 40s. remember it was 46 degrees when we were hearing the reports of snow earlier in the afternoon. there is an extremely rare alignment of the atmosphere to get snow to hit the ground. that's impressive. outside
>> maureen: eric. >> eric: here we go, maureen. the rain is moving through and it is already now down to the corridor. what do we have left? just some sprinkles here and there and then the patchy light know up across the high country. we'll get to that. moderate rain is moving through lancaster county and chesterfield. this is part of the viewing area. you can see the heavy access moving down to i-95. into the high country we go. the power doppler radar is still scanning some of the...
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have a look at this map, maureen. it was almost uncanny how it followed highway 1 into north carolina where it was a problem in richmond county as well. the ef0 which is a category of 85 miles an hour winds. and the storms are producing this wind even in the absence of the tornado. that's what we were trying to stress yesterday. this was the motion of the storm off to the northeast. there is patrick. highway 1. this was happening between 3:16 and throughy:25 in the afternoon. you can see the snow associated with it. it is across avery county and it is still pretty active into mitchell and yancey counties. it is likely we will add another one to two inches in the populated areas and perhaps even three or four more on the highest elevations in the ski slope areas and on the western slopes. the current wind gusts are no joke. it is still blowing up there about 41 miles per hour. still a wind advisory in affect. along with that winter weather advisory for that additional accumulating snow. look at this. wind gusts 20 to 3
have a look at this map, maureen. it was almost uncanny how it followed highway 1 into north carolina where it was a problem in richmond county as well. the ef0 which is a category of 85 miles an hour winds. and the storms are producing this wind even in the absence of the tornado. that's what we were trying to stress yesterday. this was the motion of the storm off to the northeast. there is patrick. highway 1. this was happening between 3:16 and throughy:25 in the afternoon. you can see the...
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maureen: great. doug: we have had sprinkles and cloudy and cool through the remainder of the wednesday evening. happy the traffic information is working out so well this everything with the traffic jamie reporting all afternoon that is lighter than normal. that is i don't think we will see much else. the western zones may have a sprinkle and it will be after the sunrise tomorrow men the rain gets our way. the future cast timing the fronteddal system and the rain associated with it. at 6:00 a.m. we are analyzing the possibility of rain north and west of the metro area. the drought we are under in the area. we get through the afternoon and there may be breaks of sunshine. tomorrow morning there is similar weather for the turkey trot. just a chance of showers with the skies brightening throughout the afternoon hours. we have clouds affidavit showers in the morning affidavit a possibility o is the way it goes. 53 for a high, so it's pleasant. looking ahead to friday. there is shopping. a cloudy day. anot
maureen: great. doug: we have had sprinkles and cloudy and cool through the remainder of the wednesday evening. happy the traffic information is working out so well this everything with the traffic jamie reporting all afternoon that is lighter than normal. that is i don't think we will see much else. the western zones may have a sprinkle and it will be after the sunrise tomorrow men the rain gets our way. the future cast timing the fronteddal system and the rain associated with it. at 6:00 a.m....
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maureen: yeah. i think, i went to cuba with him and when you are with him just as a reporter, charlie, and when you are with him, he is so classy and his family is so incredible, and to me, inspirational the way they raised those girls. charlie: it is. maureen: and you are happy, but on the other hand, if you see in the book obviously i start out totally in praise of barack obama in 2008, but i think he wanted to be a transformational president and i think he was not because, as james carville said, it is like peyton manning not liking football. it is like bill gates not liking computers. the president somehow -- charlie: i do not think he like doesn't like it. i do not think he like some of the aspects. maureen: he does not like being a salesman. that is why he let bill clinton, who likes being a salesman, explain his health care. charlie: i have asked about this and he said that is not true, i do like politics. he does not like what people think is essential to be in politics. he does not like the
maureen: yeah. i think, i went to cuba with him and when you are with him just as a reporter, charlie, and when you are with him, he is so classy and his family is so incredible, and to me, inspirational the way they raised those girls. charlie: it is. maureen: and you are happy, but on the other hand, if you see in the book obviously i start out totally in praise of barack obama in 2008, but i think he wanted to be a transformational president and i think he was not because, as james carville...
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maureen: also today mr. trump had what he said was a very friendly phone call with mexico's president enrique peÑa nieto. this is video from when the two men met last year in mexico city. yesterday, nieto canceled a visit to washington after president trump threatened to impose a tax on mexican imports to pay for a board wall. the two have reportedly agreed not to speak publicly about the border wall issue. alison: well, a major march on washington today for antiabortion activists. the an the annual rally gettinga big boost in the speakers. vice president mike pence. vice president pence: because of all of you and the many thousands that stand with us in marches like this all across the nation, life s winning again in america. [applause] alison: the march is held every year to mark the anniversary of the 1973 supreme court decision that legalized abortion. maureen: in addition to vice president pence as a speaker, top presidential adviser kellyanne conway spoke to the march for life crowd this afternoon. th
maureen: also today mr. trump had what he said was a very friendly phone call with mexico's president enrique peÑa nieto. this is video from when the two men met last year in mexico city. yesterday, nieto canceled a visit to washington after president trump threatened to impose a tax on mexican imports to pay for a board wall. the two have reportedly agreed not to speak publicly about the border wall issue. alison: well, a major march on washington today for antiabortion activists. the an the...
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maureen: they left florida when joaquin was still a tropical storm. so far only one body has been recovered. leon: coming up on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- the historic flooding in south carolina gets worse. how many gallons of rain are falling on the state. maureen: also ahead, milestone for the national zoo. the most famous new resident. the giant panda cub bei bei. leon: first, blame for a nasive drop of the number of people riding metro and what it means for those relying on the train and the buses. doug: doug hill in the belfort furniture weather center. a beautiful day today. another on tam. the announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. maureen: a new report by metro finds ridership plummeted in the last four years. last year, 40,000 fewer people rode metro than in 2010. the decline is forcing the embattled system to rely more and more on fares for revenue. ridership peaked in 2010 at 740,000 daily passengers. passengers we spoke with say they are not surprised. >> i understand the math behind it. but at that point they are caught
maureen: they left florida when joaquin was still a tropical storm. so far only one body has been recovered. leon: coming up on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- the historic flooding in south carolina gets worse. how many gallons of rain are falling on the state. maureen: also ahead, milestone for the national zoo. the most famous new resident. the giant panda cub bei bei. leon: first, blame for a nasive drop of the number of people riding metro and what it means for those relying on the train...
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you stay here with aunt maureen, okay? you become friends. maureen: hi, sweetheart. doug: 61 and 45 are the high and the low. another above average day. we are finished up the month of january. even split. between days above average and below. 54 in leesburg is the high. 55 in reagan national. it will hit 70 after 11:00 in fredericksburg. it's melting. well above freezing. low 40's. across the region, check out the spots like dale city. bowie 45. in the evening the area of rain moves east and northeast. there are heavier areas of rain. but that is moving east. that is the end of it. the skies are clearing behind the front. tomorrow high pressure and sunshine. the future cast show big changes tomorrow night. clouds will roll in. then we have a stronger cold front with the gusty winds to pull moisture off the atlantic ocean. thunderstorms and it might lead to flooding. no watches up. something to keep a close eye on. otherwise low to mid-30's in most areas. there could be ice. we warm up to 48 in tamp. through the next seven days it will turn cooler. a long stretch of
you stay here with aunt maureen, okay? you become friends. maureen: hi, sweetheart. doug: 61 and 45 are the high and the low. another above average day. we are finished up the month of january. even split. between days above average and below. 54 in leesburg is the high. 55 in reagan national. it will hit 70 after 11:00 in fredericksburg. it's melting. well above freezing. low 40's. across the region, check out the spots like dale city. bowie 45. in the evening the area of rain moves east and...
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maureen? >> maureen: it is time for our "primetime" pic and this is from tracy. the caption reads "one more week of being foster mom for my seven sweet and rowdy boxy pups. their permanent family comes to their babies. bittersweet." post your picture on instagram. we use across all social media wbtv and me. # wbtv and me. that way we can find your pictures. follow us on instagram wbtv underscore news. >> maureen: a young man fighting for his life is crossing off bucket list wishes. one important one happened today while he was in the hospital. he graduated from salsbury hospital with a certificate of achievement. it is one of the things he achieved while battling cancer. >> robert steven gilmore has been through more than most people willen dower in a lifetime. but today cancer didn't matter. this did. >> despite all of your setback you have fought. you fought cancer twice and you fought hard in school to learn and get good grades. i have been a pediatric oncologist for 22 years and i fought harder or worked harder than you, robert. >> reporter: robert is battlin
maureen? >> maureen: it is time for our "primetime" pic and this is from tracy. the caption reads "one more week of being foster mom for my seven sweet and rowdy boxy pups. their permanent family comes to their babies. bittersweet." post your picture on instagram. we use across all social media wbtv and me. # wbtv and me. that way we can find your pictures. follow us on instagram wbtv underscore news. >> maureen: a young man fighting for his life is crossing off...
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suess suess >> maureen: could you listen to that all night? his classics have been entertaining children and own adult kristen hampton sat down with some kids to hear about read across america day. she has the story in tonight's good news. >> i do not like green eggs and ham. i do not like them sam i am. >> reporter: chances are if you can hear the sound of little amani's voice you know which book she is reading. >> i will not eat them here or there. >> reporter: more than 600 million copies of dr. suess books have landed in the hands of children all over the world. the books have instilled a passion for reading. >> when i learn to read and i know how to lead and project my voice. >> why is that important? >> when you project your voice people can hear you very loudly. >> you're a really good reader and a really good voice projector. >> yes, i am. >> reporter: today is a day to celebrate reading, to celebrate the man who made celebrate the kids who forgot. their parents might watch the news. >> last night when my mommy told me to go to bed i s
suess suess >> maureen: could you listen to that all night? his classics have been entertaining children and own adult kristen hampton sat down with some kids to hear about read across america day. she has the story in tonight's good news. >> i do not like green eggs and ham. i do not like them sam i am. >> reporter: chances are if you can hear the sound of little amani's voice you know which book she is reading. >> i will not eat them here or there. >> reporter:...
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maureen? maureen: thank you doug. congressman chris van hollen has won the endorsement of rushern baker in his bid for the u.s. senate. van hollen is running in the democratic primary to succeed the senator barbara mikulski. she's retiring after 40 years in congress. baker said he's known van hollen for decades and trusts his judgment and leadership. >> i'm endorsing a person that understands prince george's county. maureen: congresswoman donna edwards is the only other declared candidate in the democratic primary. other members of maryland's congressional delegation are also considering senate bids. a teachers union in maryland is urging lawmakers to reject a tax credit. the proposed credit backed by governor hogan would help businesses that support private school students. the president of the maryland senate -- rather the maryland state education association calls the break a vulture scheme. hogan initially pulled back on money for education and state employee pay to address a budget deficit. fairfax county residen
maureen? maureen: thank you doug. congressman chris van hollen has won the endorsement of rushern baker in his bid for the u.s. senate. van hollen is running in the democratic primary to succeed the senator barbara mikulski. she's retiring after 40 years in congress. baker said he's known van hollen for decades and trusts his judgment and leadership. >> i'm endorsing a person that understands prince george's county. maureen: congresswoman donna edwards is the only other declared candidate...
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maureen: and lift off. what this afternoon launch is scheduled for the at -- for the astronauts on board. kevin: i'm kevin lewis maureen: kevin lewis is live in bethesda where a woman from new york is charged with kidnapping a dog that belongs to a former friend. kevin: this is the case of two women at odds over a $7,000 loan. their dispute climaxed with a break in at this $1.5 million home behind me. a woman returned to her pricey home, her mercedes-benz missing. inside, no chanel purse or beloved $2000 yorkshire terrier. now for the crime. detectives say she was seeking revenge over an unpaid loan. >> i can't believe that. we have dogs here as well. kevin: days after the break-in she repeatedly help to find the missing dog in exchange for five grand. and then a call from a blocked number, the caller saying your dog is dead during 11:00 tomorrow. detectives reviewed cell phone records and found she was in bethesda on the day of the break-in incriminating because she lives 230 miles away in new york city. >
maureen: and lift off. what this afternoon launch is scheduled for the at -- for the astronauts on board. kevin: i'm kevin lewis maureen: kevin lewis is live in bethesda where a woman from new york is charged with kidnapping a dog that belongs to a former friend. kevin: this is the case of two women at odds over a $7,000 loan. their dispute climaxed with a break in at this $1.5 million home behind me. a woman returned to her pricey home, her mercedes-benz missing. inside, no chanel purse or...
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maureen: thank you. chris papst on the national mall. he continues the team coverage for what people heading out for concert and the fireworks need to know. chris? >> if you are coming to fourth of july festival, there are a few things you may notice that are different than they were last year. the first is the giant mound of dirt. this is a popular area for people to come to. set out blankets and have a picnic. you might want to come early to find a different spot. there will be nine security checkpoints. at the check points you can expect your bag to be looked through. obviously any weapons you can't have. guns. ammunition. knives. bottles. fire crackers. fireworks. if you have any drones leave those at home. you can't use those either. there will be federal and law enforcement agencies teaming up with the enhanced terror threat as scott thuman talked about. at 8:00, the concert at the capitol. they are rehearsing right now. you will have the orchestra. there will be big names at the concert like alaba
maureen: thank you. chris papst on the national mall. he continues the team coverage for what people heading out for concert and the fireworks need to know. chris? >> if you are coming to fourth of july festival, there are a few things you may notice that are different than they were last year. the first is the giant mound of dirt. this is a popular area for people to come to. set out blankets and have a picnic. you might want to come early to find a different spot. there will be nine...
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. >> maureen: okay, eric. up next on "primetime" a local mom spooks out after his son's teacher avoids jail time after pleading guilty to having sex with a woman's teenage son. and police say they rushed to help a girl as she was assaulted. you'll hear from one of those heros. and an alleged dui chase caught on camera. what makes this case even more interesting is still ahead. you are wopping "primetime." news >> maureen: now on "primetime" today's most notable video. a reporter in california was covering this train derailment today when a very scary scene unfolded. i want to warn you that the video is disturbing. alex savage, you can see him here doing a live report when out of no where a car comes barreling toward him. his photographer yells for him to get out of the way and thank god he did of the neither one were injured. incredible it was caught on tape. a traffic stop in illinois was caught on camera. watch this. that's a tree embedded in the car. a 15-foot tree at that. the police department posted this
. >> maureen: okay, eric. up next on "primetime" a local mom spooks out after his son's teacher avoids jail time after pleading guilty to having sex with a woman's teenage son. and police say they rushed to help a girl as she was assaulted. you'll hear from one of those heros. and an alleged dui chase caught on camera. what makes this case even more interesting is still ahead. you are wopping "primetime." news >> maureen: now on "primetime" today's most...
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maureen? maureen: breaking news. from washington, d.c., police pursuit in southeast washington ended miles away in northeast. u.s. park police on the scene tracking a suspicious vehicle. after running the tags police say the vehicle is connected to a homicide. one man was taken into custody in the 200 block of kennelworth avenue. we will have an update as more information comes in. scott: this happened after a double shooting in southeast. what is unclear now is if this is all related. a woman rushed to the hospital and man was uncoa woman rushed l and man was unconscious when the paramedics arrived. maureen: our snow overnight given way to cloudy day and perhaps an improvement of things heading in the weekend. meteorologist steve rudin has ak loo at th it's better. it's still chilly. the sun set for the day. temperatures will slowly fall. looking at the temperatures across the region now in the 30's. to around 40 degrees. 39 in falls church and springfield and chevy chase. waldorf to 38 degrees. most of your snow ha
maureen? maureen: breaking news. from washington, d.c., police pursuit in southeast washington ended miles away in northeast. u.s. park police on the scene tracking a suspicious vehicle. after running the tags police say the vehicle is connected to a homicide. one man was taken into custody in the 200 block of kennelworth avenue. we will have an update as more information comes in. scott: this happened after a double shooting in southeast. what is unclear now is if this is all related. a woman...
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maureen: she served as a medic. previously women were only allowed to serve in combat zones in support roles. leon: way to go erin smith. don't think we want to see erin hawksworth in a tank. maureen: no. she responds right here. leon: i want her here doing sports. coming up, new warning about the defective car air bags. the seven different car models the government says need to stay off the road until they are fixed. maureen: the new weather that could bring changes to the 4th of july plans. erin: i'm erin hawksworth with sports. nba free agency is set to begin. kevin durant has a busy weekend ahead of him. do the plans include a visit to d.c.? the answer when "abc7 news at maureen: republic trump is suing the district of columbia over his tax bill for his new hotel. that hotel you might remember is set to open at the old post office pavilion in september. politico reports feels the property is worth $7 million less than the city says it is worth. trump has already filed two lawsuits against restaurant owners who b
maureen: she served as a medic. previously women were only allowed to serve in combat zones in support roles. leon: way to go erin smith. don't think we want to see erin hawksworth in a tank. maureen: no. she responds right here. leon: i want her here doing sports. coming up, new warning about the defective car air bags. the seven different car models the government says need to stay off the road until they are fixed. maureen: the new weather that could bring changes to the 4th of july plans....
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maureen: mark, mark? mark: yes, maureen. alison: i- -- maureen: i wonder if the people taken away if you can give us any idea about their condition. mark: well, number one, they are in a state of shock. it did not appear they had had burn or smoke injuries. they were in relatively good shape after what they went through. these are the people from the ajaysesant apartments rescued from the exterior ground ladders. medics are evaluating some peak on the interior. and again, they appear to be in good shape. they may need to go to the hospital but i don't have that updated information yet. leon: okay. give us a sense of what will happen in the coming hours? we are still watching now. we are seeing here, live scenes of the firefighters in the unit at the top. going through it and stomping out fires. give us a sense of what will happen in the coming hours there? mark: leon, this is a flat roof apartment build something there is no attic or top off area. it didn't extend in attic area or thatch roof that burns off the roofing layer
maureen: mark, mark? mark: yes, maureen. alison: i- -- maureen: i wonder if the people taken away if you can give us any idea about their condition. mark: well, number one, they are in a state of shock. it did not appear they had had burn or smoke injuries. they were in relatively good shape after what they went through. these are the people from the ajaysesant apartments rescued from the exterior ground ladders. medics are evaluating some peak on the interior. and again, they appear to be in...
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maureen: what a great way to say thank you. doug: absolutely. maureen: it was rather cloudy. not too bad today but not great either. doug: it wasn't great. but there wasn't steady rain for the parade. >> you would hear about it. doug: tomorrow is a different story. the rain will be widespread in the morning and it will affect the commute. get busy with the weather story on monday. the official high to get you occasionally we do the start to show where we are with the average. 43 is the average high. the morning low was 38. ten degrees above average. above average you will hear about the winter temperatures for a long time. there are no signs right now at least with ten days of getting anything close to wintertime temperatures here. we are going to be significantly warmer. first things first. tonight lower 40's. we showers earlier. another batch later. then in the morning the rain moving in from the west. a good chance you have to deal with it on the morning on the drive to work. the doppler radar shows most is north of the metro washington area lifting north and east because
maureen: what a great way to say thank you. doug: absolutely. maureen: it was rather cloudy. not too bad today but not great either. doug: it wasn't great. but there wasn't steady rain for the parade. >> you would hear about it. doug: tomorrow is a different story. the rain will be widespread in the morning and it will affect the commute. get busy with the weather story on monday. the official high to get you occasionally we do the start to show where we are with the average. 43 is the...
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we are not going to pin anything down too much, maureen. you're right. it was fun friday with the snow that moved through. look at these polka dots. these are official storm reports . the snow flurries and the brief light snow that moved through. it is quite a cluster in the charlotte area. with that snow moving out on the dual poll power doppler radar, you folks in the mountains, look at this. this is rolling back to the northwest of the high country. you have the windchill advisory in affect. that's going to be dangerous. we are talking 5 to 15 below both tonight and through saturday night and sunday morning. alleganey and ash and watauga and avery county. in the boone and blowing rock area. everybody outside the mountains, not much wind and the temperatures are freezing in terms of the windchills. meanwhile, the snow will get here during the next couple hours. be on the lookout for that. light accumulations of the the rest of it closer to charlotte, 34 at 9:00 and down to 33 in the 11:00 hour. coming up, maureen, we will break down the monday presiden
we are not going to pin anything down too much, maureen. you're right. it was fun friday with the snow that moved through. look at these polka dots. these are official storm reports . the snow flurries and the brief light snow that moved through. it is quite a cluster in the charlotte area. with that snow moving out on the dual poll power doppler radar, you folks in the mountains, look at this. this is rolling back to the northwest of the high country. you have the windchill advisory in affect....
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maureen? maureen: thank you, scott. so far all the major candidates who have entered the presidential race have senate experience. in addition to clinton and rubio, senators ted cruz and rand paul declared their intentions within the past month. employees of sweet briar college in virginia hope to keep their school open. amerst county attorney is fighting attempts by the private women's school to close. "the washington post" reports 84 faculty and 65 staff members filed a motion supporting her efforts. employees also plan to file a lawsuit on their own. sweet briar's leadership wants to close the school because of financial recruitment and operational challenges. today, the obama administration proposed new rules aimed at pre preventing off-shore oil spills. one rule would require that gas and oil spills have a redundant feature that cuts through the drill pipe allowing it to be saved in an emergency. the failure of a similar system is blamed for 2010 deep horizon water disaster. an explosion killed 11 people and sent 2
maureen? maureen: thank you, scott. so far all the major candidates who have entered the presidential race have senate experience. in addition to clinton and rubio, senators ted cruz and rand paul declared their intentions within the past month. employees of sweet briar college in virginia hope to keep their school open. amerst county attorney is fighting attempts by the private women's school to close. "the washington post" reports 84 faculty and 65 staff members filed a motion...
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maureen: thank you, rich. dramatic scene in the past two hours on the campus of the american university in northwest washington. some students held up -- that included burning of an american flag. students chanted america is dead. and america doesn't represent me. the protest is now over. jonathan: a lot of americans woke up feeling good about the change in leadership and hopeful of the future or they woke up with a feeling of despair. to get a sense of voters' feelings you have to ask them. we sent brad bell out in votetrak 2016. he has been on the trail the entire process. now that is what voices have to say now. brad? brad: you know what? it's like what we heard in the course of the election. at 4:00 and 5:00 we shared a variety of opinions, saying they were thrilled or terribly disappointed. when we gave people an opportunity to step on the soapbox and be heard what we heard was some ambivalence. i would have hoped it would have gone another way but time to keep our heads up and keep it moving. >> i am opt
maureen: thank you, rich. dramatic scene in the past two hours on the campus of the american university in northwest washington. some students held up -- that included burning of an american flag. students chanted america is dead. and america doesn't represent me. the protest is now over. jonathan: a lot of americans woke up feeling good about the change in leadership and hopeful of the future or they woke up with a feeling of despair. to get a sense of voters' feelings you have to ask them. we...
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maureen: thank you, stephen. d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton wants some answers after the washington monument's latest shutdown. the monument closed yesterday because of a faulty elevator. and the park service says it will stay closed tomorrow. she notes this is the fourth closure during tourist season. she says the public deserves an explanation. national park service officials. there is no word on when the monument will reopen. should the name of jefferson davis highway be changed? yes, is the recommendation from a commission that spent the past year examining the role of confederate memorials in alexandria. other recommendations include considering request to rename real estates -- rename streets named for confederate figures but they don't remember removing the appomattox statue. the group will consider the recommend next month. coming up at 6:00, the new problem facing thousands amid historic floods in louisiana. and the local efforts to send help. plus, an image spreading around the globe. a child sitting st
maureen: thank you, stephen. d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton wants some answers after the washington monument's latest shutdown. the monument closed yesterday because of a faulty elevator. and the park service says it will stay closed tomorrow. she notes this is the fourth closure during tourist season. she says the public deserves an explanation. national park service officials. there is no word on when the monument will reopen. should the name of jefferson davis highway be changed? yes,...
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maureen, back to you. maureen still ahead at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- an update from the campaign trail, including what would be a powerful new alliance between two women. a heartbreaking clean-up continues from west virginia. the latest on the efforts just maureen: breaking news tonight from northwest washington where fire crews are investigating a track problem at gallery place. we are hearing multiple reports of smoke inside the gallery place metro station. metro tells us there is debris on a track but the fire is out. we have a news crew on the way and we'll bring you new information as soon as we get it. new developments in the race for the white house today. in a possible preview of democratic ticket, hillary clinton campaigned in ohio with senator elizabeth warren. the massachusetts senator is on the clinton campaign short list of vice presidential candidates. speaking in cincinnati, both women took aim at g.o.p. candidate donald trump >> what kind of a man roots for people to lose their jobs, to lose
maureen, back to you. maureen still ahead at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- an update from the campaign trail, including what would be a powerful new alliance between two women. a heartbreaking clean-up continues from west virginia. the latest on the efforts just maureen: breaking news tonight from northwest washington where fire crews are investigating a track problem at gallery place. we are hearing multiple reports of smoke inside the gallery place metro station. metro tells us there is...
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maureen? maureen: thank you, steve. and we have more breaking news for you tonight. this time from princess anne in maryland's eastern shore. eight people have died in a house there. tom roussey is live in the newsroom with news that just came from a conference news conference there. tom? tom: we just got this moments ago, maureen. some very sad news out of princess anne on the eastern shore there. according to police in princess anne, they received a call earlier today from somebody concerned that their co-worker had not shown up to work. they went to the co-worker's house, police did and did not seem to be any trouble signs, they went inside and found eight people dead. one adult and seven of the folks who died unfortunately, children between the ages of 6 and 16. just to give you a sense of where exactly this happened. this is d.c. this is maryland's eastern shore. for reference, this is ocean city on the coast. the town is a very small town and is down here on the eastern shore about three hours from washington. and again, eight people seven of them children foun
maureen? maureen: thank you, steve. and we have more breaking news for you tonight. this time from princess anne in maryland's eastern shore. eight people have died in a house there. tom roussey is live in the newsroom with news that just came from a conference news conference there. tom? tom: we just got this moments ago, maureen. some very sad news out of princess anne on the eastern shore there. according to police in princess anne, they received a call earlier today from somebody concerned...
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maureen: sure. it was actually started, i was in a car accident a year ago and laid up in bed for a couple of months, and i had some time on my hands. and so, i was looking around on twitter and looking at some of the various profiles of people who were followers of donald trump, and i came across this profile. and in her bio section, it was just sort of this pastiche of, "i'm a vegan, but i'm part of the nra, and i like animals." and it just looked odd and the picture looked odd. she also said she was a psychotherapist. so, i googled her, and the only thing i found was that new york times article from may of last year about the women who liked donald trump. she was quoted in there. i couldn't find any other information about her, i couldn't find any other profiles on social media. and i just thought it was odd. so, because my late father was a therapist, i know that they have to be licensed. so, i actually went through the state boards for every state looking for her name, not there. ran her profil
maureen: sure. it was actually started, i was in a car accident a year ago and laid up in bed for a couple of months, and i had some time on my hands. and so, i was looking around on twitter and looking at some of the various profiles of people who were followers of donald trump, and i came across this profile. and in her bio section, it was just sort of this pastiche of, "i'm a vegan, but i'm part of the nra, and i like animals." and it just looked odd and the picture looked odd. she...
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maureen? maureen: a new traffic management system goes into effect wednesday on i-66 between washington and gainesville. drivers can expect greater use of the x-shoulder lanes between beltway and route 50. right now they are only available in peak hours. the $38 million project updated hopes to make for a smoother drive. leon: coming up next at "abc7 news at 6:00", the criminal charges against a mother found pushing her dead child in park for days. maureen: we will talk to dr. ben carson about his surge in the presidential g.o.p. polls. doug: i'm doug hill in the belfort furniture weather center. bright sunshine out there. how many more days? that's in the seven-day leon: the man suspected of killing a trooper is dead. ponder was killed overnight and they closed in on johnson-thanks. they shot him when he refused to drop his weapon. ponder is the 26th police officer shot in line of duty this year. maureen: maryland grand jury indicted a woman found pushing her dead toddler on a swing. romechia
maureen? maureen: a new traffic management system goes into effect wednesday on i-66 between washington and gainesville. drivers can expect greater use of the x-shoulder lanes between beltway and route 50. right now they are only available in peak hours. the $38 million project updated hopes to make for a smoother drive. leon: coming up next at "abc7 news at 6:00", the criminal charges against a mother found pushing her dead child in park for days. maureen: we will talk to dr. ben...
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maureen: thank you, stephen. there are massive preparations underway at catholic charities headquarters in d.c. ahead of a meal the pope will share with members of the city's homeless community. what that meal will look like and perhaps taste like still ahead on "abc7 news at 6:00". leon: all right. we have breaking news now in the race for the white house. wisconsin governor scott walker is expected to drop out of the race. that is according to multiple published reports. walker is expected to make it official in a news conference at any minute now. this is quite a turn of events as walker started out the year at the top of the polls but he has lost that footing as donald trump gained himself popularity in the last few months. the latest republican presidential poll from cnn/orc show voters favor dr. ben carson. jeb bush and carly fiorina in second followed by chris christie in third. alison: calling him unfit to leadsh -- maureen: some want ben carson to hend us presidential campaign. over the weekend, carson s
maureen: thank you, stephen. there are massive preparations underway at catholic charities headquarters in d.c. ahead of a meal the pope will share with members of the city's homeless community. what that meal will look like and perhaps taste like still ahead on "abc7 news at 6:00". leon: all right. we have breaking news now in the race for the white house. wisconsin governor scott walker is expected to drop out of the race. that is according to multiple published reports. walker is...
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maureen? maureen: well, you know, it was a good week for secretary clinton. those words from former rhode island governor lincoln chafee as he ended his bid for the democratic presidential nomination. his decision came after vice president joe biden announced on wednesday he would not run for the white house. yesterday, secretary clinton came away unscatheed from a marathon congressional hearing on the benghazi attack. she followed that today with a campaign rally in alexandria, virginia. scott thuman was there to cover it for us. scott? scott: that is why people are saying they saw a reenergized hillary clinton today in light of the 11 hours of testimony before the benghazi special committee. she didn't reference that directly today. but she certainly alluded to it. >> you know a lot of things have been said about me. but quitter is not one of them. some are looking at hillary 2.0. a rejuvenated candidate after a challenging few weeks. from her first debate to thursday's drilling on capitol hill. and most say escaping without any catastrophe. >> i also know
maureen? maureen: well, you know, it was a good week for secretary clinton. those words from former rhode island governor lincoln chafee as he ended his bid for the democratic presidential nomination. his decision came after vice president joe biden announced on wednesday he would not run for the white house. yesterday, secretary clinton came away unscatheed from a marathon congressional hearing on the benghazi attack. she followed that today with a campaign rally in alexandria, virginia. scott...
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maureen: that is great. well, you probably remember the viral video of 106-year-old virginia mclaurin of washington, d.c. dancing with president obama and today, washington, d.c. threw a birthday party for her. >> ♪ happy birthday to you yea! maureen: she is still dancing! mrs. mclaurin turns 107 years old tomorrow. she is still active as a volunteer for the united planning organization. she mentors young people. today he is received a medal for her work. she moved to the district in 1941. she has lived through 18 presidents. she set a record i think. erin: love that. good to see. maureen: what is going on in sports? erin: george washington had a tough one. could they come from behind to beat st. joe's in the atlantic ten tournament? and why d.c. united head that's the right price! it's that low. what other things on this list "can't be right?" looks like a list full of "can't be right's." seriously? at giant, prices are down. savings are up. my giant. at giant, prices are down. savings are up. it's about
maureen: that is great. well, you probably remember the viral video of 106-year-old virginia mclaurin of washington, d.c. dancing with president obama and today, washington, d.c. threw a birthday party for her. >> ♪ happy birthday to you yea! maureen: she is still dancing! mrs. mclaurin turns 107 years old tomorrow. she is still active as a volunteer for the united planning organization. she mentors young people. today he is received a medal for her work. she moved to the district in...
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maureen: thank you, jeff. in the aftermath of friday's attacks many of americans are talking about whether and how many syrian refugees should be taken in by this country. 30 governors say they don't want them. connecticut's governor accepted a family of refugees after state of indiana turned them away. >> it's the right thing, the humane thing to do. frankly if you believe in god it's the morally correct thing to do. maureen: governor's dan malloy's view mirror that of president hollande. he said france will remain a country of freedom and continue to accept syrian refugees. in tennessee a top republican party official calls for the national guard to round up the refugees already in the state. congress is debating whether to increase scrutiny of refugees. in the past hour, the white house says president obama would veto the legislation. you can count on abc7 to continue to follow the events in france. we will bring you any developments as they happen. leon: here comes the rain. big changes are coming with it.
maureen: thank you, jeff. in the aftermath of friday's attacks many of americans are talking about whether and how many syrian refugees should be taken in by this country. 30 governors say they don't want them. connecticut's governor accepted a family of refugees after state of indiana turned them away. >> it's the right thing, the humane thing to do. frankly if you believe in god it's the morally correct thing to do. maureen: governor's dan malloy's view mirror that of president...
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maureen: thank you. leon: that will make the bull sharks happy. >>> tonight, the breaking news, the terror crackdown across america, the concerns before the 4th of july the fbi targeting home grown terror suspects. this evening the arrest the man accused of lunging at agents with a knife, authorities say another suspect, quote, off the chart dangerous. >>> the major development, the plot thickens now, the murder for hire plan as authorities revealed there was much more here. >>> 60 million facing extreme weather tonight, flood emergencies from texas to illinois blinding downpours. my interview with governor jeb bush the moment in the general store, in the car, and what he says about his very private wife. >>> and your cell phone bill tonight, the major investigation. are you really getting what you paid for? are they secretly slowing down your service?
maureen: thank you. leon: that will make the bull sharks happy. >>> tonight, the breaking news, the terror crackdown across america, the concerns before the 4th of july the fbi targeting home grown terror suspects. this evening the arrest the man accused of lunging at agents with a knife, authorities say another suspect, quote, off the chart dangerous. >>> the major development, the plot thickens now, the murder for hire plan as authorities revealed there was much more here....
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maureen? maureen: leon the man who flue a gyrocopter through restricted washington air space rejects a plea deal. doug hughes flew the aircraft to the u.s. capitol in april and called it an act of civil disobedience meant to promote campaign finance reform. the plea deal would have required him to spend six months in jail. since he rejected it the next hearing is set for august 6. developing news at the u.s. capitol tonight. hundreds of workers in food services and janitorial jobs walked off the jobs today. they are pushing for higher pay and protesting poverty wages. the employees are asking for a $15 minimum wage. they marched down constitution avenue for their cause. the minimum wage issue also made headlines across the nation today. new york state raised its wage for fast food workers to $15 an hour. the change will take effect in a few years. leon: a new report shows that the social security disability fund could dry up as soon as next year. the government says that those who received dis
maureen? maureen: leon the man who flue a gyrocopter through restricted washington air space rejects a plea deal. doug hughes flew the aircraft to the u.s. capitol in april and called it an act of civil disobedience meant to promote campaign finance reform. the plea deal would have required him to spend six months in jail. since he rejected it the next hearing is set for august 6. developing news at the u.s. capitol tonight. hundreds of workers in food services and janitorial jobs walked off...
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maureen? maureen: thank you, scott. coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00 -- a teenager's calm response to pressure. helped save his and his sister's lives. ahead, the reunion of the siblings with the first responders who saved them. plus a local police officer shoots and kills an unarmed man. now, the man's family receives a multimillion dollar settlement. and next it's years late and millions over budget but now, a possible date for the completion of the silver spring transit center. doug: i'm doug hill in the belfort furniture weather center. beautiful sunshine outside today. can we hang on to it a couple more days? maureen: the man accused of killing a university of mary washington student is being held without bond. prosecutors said today in court that steven vander briel strangled 20-year-old grace mann inside a home they shared in fred i canericksricksburg fredricksburg. a funeral was held today in falls church. she was remembered as a lover of music. her father, thomas mann is a judge in fairfax county. some very clea
maureen? maureen: thank you, scott. coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00 -- a teenager's calm response to pressure. helped save his and his sister's lives. ahead, the reunion of the siblings with the first responders who saved them. plus a local police officer shoots and kills an unarmed man. now, the man's family receives a multimillion dollar settlement. and next it's years late and millions over budget but now, a possible date for the completion of the silver spring transit center. doug: i'm doug...
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maureen? maureen: today, a deeply divided supreme court heard arguments about the affordable care act on what happens to be the law's sixth anniversary. faith-based group complain the act's birth control mandate violates their religious rights. as mike carter-conneen reports the demonstration outside the court today was met with a counter-protest. [chanting] mike: for the fourth time in five years, the is again scrutinizing the affordable care act. at issue now, an obama administration accommodation to allow affiliated group not paying for contraceptive but still allows health plan to give birth control. >> that is giving consent. that is not who we are or what our faith tells us. >> thousands gathered outside the high court. christian, catholic colleges, catholic charities and advocacy groups. there are counterprotesters representing abortion and women right groups. >> vast majority of catholics believe religious liberty is something we should decide for ourselves. mike: in oral arguments the
maureen? maureen: today, a deeply divided supreme court heard arguments about the affordable care act on what happens to be the law's sixth anniversary. faith-based group complain the act's birth control mandate violates their religious rights. as mike carter-conneen reports the demonstration outside the court today was met with a counter-protest. [chanting] mike: for the fourth time in five years, the is again scrutinizing the affordable care act. at issue now, an obama administration...